- Meta-analysis for pooled prevalence of hypertension across the published studies.
| Author name and year | Sample size | Proportion (%) | 95%CI | Weight (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Random | ||||
| Osman & Al Nozha, 2000 | 6253 | 25.908 | 24.825 to 27.013 | 2.27 | 4.09 |
| Al-Nozha et al, 2007 | 17230 | 26.100 | 25.445 to 26.762 | 6.26 | 4.10 |
| Saeed et al, 2011 | 4758 | 25.494 | 24.260 to 26.758 | 1.73 | 4.09 |
| Khoja et al, 2018 | 2946 | 29.701 | 28.055 to 31.388 | 1.07 | 4.08 |
| El Bcheraoui et al, 2014 | 10735 | 15.203 | 14.528 to 15.896 | 3.90 | 4.10 |
| Al-Daghri et al, 2011 | 6630 | 32.594 | 31.466 to 33.738 | 2.41 | 4.09 |
| Abolfotouh et al, 1996 | 1739 | 21.622 | 19.707 to 23.632 | 0.64 | 4.40 |
| Al-Baghli et al, 2009 | 197681 | 13.000 | 12.852 to 13.149 | 71.82 | 4.11 |
| Elkhalifa et al, 2011 | 243 | 22.634 | 17.530 to 28.419 | 0.089 | 3.79 |
| Alsuwaida & Alghonaim, 2011 | 814 | 27.641 | 24.593 to 30.852 | 0.30 | 4.01 |
| Gutierrez et al, 2018 | 432 | 11.111 | 8.307 to 14.461 | 0.16 | 3.92 |
| Saquib et al, 2017 | 400 | 71.250 | 66.544 to 75.639 | 0.15 | 3.91 |
| Mirza A, 2016 | 770 | 31.948 | 28.664 to 35.371 | 0.28 | 4.00 |
| Ahmed H, 2014 | 2800 | 33.393 | 31.646 to 35.174 | 1.02 | 4.08 |
| Alkahtani SA, 2016 | 915 | 33.989 | 30.921 to 37.161 | 0.33 | 4.02 |
| Alyabsi M, 2020 | 10799 | 14.492 | 13.833 to 15.170 | 3.92 | 4.10 |
| Al-Mohaissen M, 2020 | 518 | 27.027 | 23.247 to 31.072 | 0.19 | 3.95 |
| Alanazi AM, 2018 | 232 | 13.793 | 9.630 to 18.910 | 0.085 | 3.77 |
| Baig M, 2015 | 610 | 7.541 | 5.574 to 9.931 | 0.22 | 3.97 |
| Madkhali A, 2022 | 423 | 4.255 | 2.541 to 6.642 | 0.15 | 3.92 |
| Rehmani R, 2013 | 1339 | 8.962 | 7.486 to 10.621 | 0.49 | 4.05 |
| AlQuaiz et al, 2021 | 2997 | 18.085 | 16.722 to 19.510 | 1.09 | 4.08 |
| Kalantan et al, 2001 | 1114 | 29.982 | 27.302 to 32.768 | 0.41 | 4.03 |
| Total (fixed effects) | 272378 | 15.438 | 15.302 to 15.574 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Total (random effects) | 272378 | 22.658 | 18.946 to 26.598 | 100.00 | 100.00 |